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| 2022 Lima Gators-7th Grade Champions |
They first
met in pool play of the Buckeye Prep Invitational Tournament back in April, but
Quintell Wilson’s 7th Grade Lima Gators got a little pay pack for the
earlier loss with their 41-39 win over the Michigan Prospectors in the
championship game of the Buckeye Prep Summer Showdown on Sunday. This game was a slugfest with both teams
taking turns holding the lead. Early in
the contest it became clear that the winner would not be determined until the
last possession of the game. In the end,
the Gators’ scrappy style play and aggressive defense was the difference.
Devin Taborn and
Cyrus Burden were the leading scorers for Lima with 13 and 10 points,
respectively, while Carson Sanders and Mike Williams led the Prospectors in
scoring with 12 and 11 points, respectively. The fact that we speculated that
the Prospectors might have been the favorite to win the event in our tournament
preview did not sit well with Coach Wilson, and he let us know it right after
their very emotional win.
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| 7th Grade All-Tournament Team |
Lima’s trek
to the championship went through All-Ohio Black (59-52), the then 5th
ranked TNBA Shooting Stars (50-48), Ohio Hoopsters (53-29), Artic Rush (63-55)
and the Michigan Prospectors. The
Prospectors’ 4-1 run included wins over All-Ohio Phenom (53-23) and Artic Rush
(52-13) in pool play, followed by a 57-23 win over Dawg Days Basketball and a
56-28 win over the Dayton Wolves in bracket play. With the Gators’ win, they have now moved
up to second in our Power Rankings. All
in all, it was a great championship game with both teams having a chance to get
the victory. Congratulations to the Lima
Gators for a great run last weekend!
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